Smoke flowing out of a laundry room in Woodworth Complex caused a scare Wednesday evening as fire alarms forced everyone outside.
Students in the dining area and residence hall were asked to walk outside while firefighters arrived to the building and searched for the casue for the smoke.
Captain Brian Manship said they found a smoking washer. He said the smoke had spread out through the residence halls and around the lobby on the first floor.
Freshman Japanese major Alex Van Gorp said he and a friend — sophomore music education major Adelle Dorant — were having dinner when they heard the fire alarm go off. The students said they were not sure about what exactly had triggered the alarm.
"It came out of nowhere and we didn't know what was happening," he said. "We heard from a Woodworth resident that a dryer had caught fire."
Firefighters placed a fan on the doorways to ventilate the area in the lobby. After 10 minutes a fire fighter went back inside to make sure the halls were clean from the smoke and a residence hall director came out from Woodworth, giving the all clear.
Van Gorp and Dorant left their food to go outside and wait for the firefighters to give an all clear.
"When we got back in we could still smell the smoke," Van Gorp said. "There was a real reason to go out, even if it meant leaving my stir fry."
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